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单词 node of Ranvier
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Definition of node of Ranvier in English:

node of Ranvier

(also Ranvier's node)
nounˈrɑːnvɪəɪʀɑ̃vjeˌnōd əv ˈränvyā
Anatomy
  • A gap in the myelin sheath of a nerve, between adjacent Schwann cells.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Subsequently, the wire is moved until the bared part is positioned at the next node of Ranvier, the voltage at the neural electrode is recorded again, and so on.
    • The myelin sheath around an axon is interrupted at regular intervals known as the nodes of Ranvier.
    • Another node of Ranvier more clearly shows the dark axon as it continues through the node.
    • Mammalian vertebrates may also have the morphological equivalent of the septate junction where Schwann cells link to nerve axons at the node of Ranvier.
    • Myelin is wrapped around the axon in building blocks interrupted by distinct gaps, called Ranvier's nodes.

Origin

Late 19th century: named after Louis Antoine Ranvier (1835–1922), French histologist.

 
 

Definition of node of Ranvier in US English:

node of Ranvier

(also Ranvier's node)
nounˌnōd əv ˈränvyā
Anatomy
  • A gap in the myelin sheath of a nerve, between adjacent Schwann cells.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Myelin is wrapped around the axon in building blocks interrupted by distinct gaps, called Ranvier's nodes.
    • The myelin sheath around an axon is interrupted at regular intervals known as the nodes of Ranvier.
    • Subsequently, the wire is moved until the bared part is positioned at the next node of Ranvier, the voltage at the neural electrode is recorded again, and so on.
    • Another node of Ranvier more clearly shows the dark axon as it continues through the node.
    • Mammalian vertebrates may also have the morphological equivalent of the septate junction where Schwann cells link to nerve axons at the node of Ranvier.

Origin

Late 19th century: named after Louis Antoine Ranvier (1835–1922), French histologist.

 
 
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